[AL]

Yes Greg… we always use a surge protector…. it has a built in dual line polarity tester too… you can see what you are plugging into… personally I wouldn’t hook up without one… It could save a lot of pain if you get into a bad power supply somewhere.

Diane

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I like this one Greg;

Surge Protector

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Greg,

I have used the simple version of the Progressive Industries that just has a few lights to let you know everything is good and it’s about 6 years old and works great. I think Jon uses the same one. It’s about a 100 bucks. The one in Fred’s link that Mango uses with the digital reading at one time were prone to failure and I know a few guys that had to send them back multiple times. Maybe that has been resovled over time.

[AL]

Although I would highly recommend a surge protector I would suggest to anyone that doesn’t already own one to invest in a more comprehensive voltage monitoring and protection device that will protect your coach from brown outs and over voltage situations and open nuetral conditions. Brown outs are somewhat a common problem in the heat of the summer in many crowded campgrounds. When they were intially wired they didn’t consider so many units with 3 or 4 AC systems. Here’s the one I use:

http://www.progressiveindustries.net/ems_pt50c.htm

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Greg…

Mine is like Toms… works great !!

Diane

[jack]

my bad… I thought I was linking the one that Tom has pointed out. That’s the one I have too and for a few years now its been working without any problems.

[Davy]

any direction on the boosters, they say that they are a surge protector and if the voltage drops it boost the voltage up?

[Fred]

There is no free lunch. While anything that maintains voltage to our coaches is a good thing it is likely you are going to have to start shedding loads because the device is unlikely to also provide the same capacity while raising the voltage.

I suggest you use your coach a while to see what your real needs are. Rarely do we encounter low voltages and when we do it is usually when we are pushing our electric usage to the limit. The answer to those rare events is to just start the generator which has more capacity than any of us use.

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The only boosters I’m aware of are large bulky transformers. These are great at maintaining voltage and providing electrical isolation. The problem is I can’t see anyone ever needing one or justifying the cost or bulk.

As for experiencing low voltage, it really depends on where you camp. You won’t likely have s problem at a newer class A focused resort. At older or mixed use campgrounds you may find low voltage periodically. I’ve propablly had a brownout, low voltage, occurance a half dozen times over the last year. The good news is my power management system disconnected the power each time.

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I know this is an old post, but wondered if anyone installed a permanent progressive surge protector in their Prevost? From the sound of this post, it sounds like the temporary one protects just fine, just may be more prone to theft. Also, does this mean you won’t use a mult-meter?

[Davy]

Tim, coaches come both with and without hard wired units. My CC came with a unit installed but I still use the Progressive unit at the power source. There are some security devices available but I have not used one.